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Old 18th Aug 2009, 16:33
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regle
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A modest first thread. In a 747 in 1981 , and very early in the morning, coming from New York at around 30,000 ft. I was passed from Dover to Brussels and cleared straight in to land and did so without touching the throttles again until I applied reverse on the runway. There is a Belgian Captain, now retired, who was my First officer that day who will vouch for me. Regle